The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15
His Language Arouses the Strong Resent
ment Of the Irish, and Many Letters Are
Sent Him Threatening Assassination.
Belief that Russia Is Contemplating a
New Surprise in Afghanlstan.
Turkey Declines to Move in the Bulgarian
Matter, Though Urged by the Car TO Do
So-Details of the Loss of the Victoria.
A Speech Which Causes Much Excitemen
and Brings Forth Threats of Assassination

LONDON. April 14.-Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. |
replying Co deputation at Ayr, to-day, re-
ferred to the recent assertions made by Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, that the differences
between the Liberals the home-rule question
were not VITAL but merely secondary. Mr..
Chamberlain declared that, on the contrary,
these differences were fundamental. If they
were only secondary, why, he asked. did Mr.
Gladstone and Sir William Vernon-Harcourt
meet the Liberal Unionists with copcessionsi
The language used by Mr. Chamberlain has
infamed the Irish against him. and he has re-
ceived numerous letters warning him that he
will not leave Scotland alive. Speaking TO an
assemblage of z, 500 persons, Mr.. Chamberlain
said: ''The opponents of the crimes bill
have made outcry against the repression OF
liberty. Liberty to do whats To commit theft,
to ruin industrious men, to outrage. women.
Kisses mingled with cheers. What are you
hissine?-the crime or the punishmentP
Here a man, rising and menacng Chamber
lain cried: It is not characteristic of the Irish
to outrage women" An attempt was made TO
turn the man out, but Mr.. Chamberlain cried
out, leave him alone" Then he continued:
'.Do you want instances of insults offered to
der the Irish."l did not mean the grossest out
rage of all, but personal violence and insults
Misses and cheers.] 1 referred to cases like
that of the Curtin family. where the lives OF The
widow and daughters of the murdered man were
made intolerable; like that of the widow of
another murdered man-Byers-who. while ac-
companying the dead body of her husband, was
ieered and hooted along the street." Here the
speaker was interrupted by cries Of watch
Yourself" Kisses and general disorder I am
relating facts to which even my oppo-
nents might listen in silence of horror
and shame, and when l refer to assassinations
MAI here says, Take care of yourself. Has the
time come when dare not discuss political
matters in this country without being threat
ened with assassination! Great cheering
This is the spirit of the parties in the convention
of Chicago / am sorry to know that they have
any representatives in Scotland. ICries of
They are not Scetchmen.nl That convention,
besides being attended by delegates honestly In
sympathy with Ireland. had delegates of a differ
ent stamp--apostles of outrage and murder, who
have paid the outrage mongers of England.
Mr. Redmond, the delegate of the Irish parlia-
mentary party, explicitly declared before the
convention that it was the aim OF that party to
effect the entire separation of Ireland from Eng
land. and that their policy was to make the
government of Ireland by England impossible.
This they seek to effect by the most immoral
conspiracy ever devised In a civilized landry
contending for liberty to violate every law,
human and divine. Do you think it infamous
to restrain these men9 [Cheers.l Mr. Parnell
threatened, in the House of Commons, under
the specious guise of a warning, that
if the coercion bill were passed there would be a
renewal of outrages, dynamite explosions and
attempts to assassinate our statesmen. This
grim suggestion may prove the death warrant Of
some of US. Cres Of MOL Well, what hap
pens to individuals is not of much consequence.
The danger Is to the commonwealth For the
first time in English history our foes have sym
pathizers within ancient fortress. Their
plan of attack finds encouragement from those
who ought to be the strongest defenders Of our
citadel. This makes our task more arduous.
But We will not shrink. we will not abate. we
will not yield to threats, from whatever quarter
| they come, but we will endeavor to hand down
unimpared to our children the unity, strength
and honor of the.mighty empire our forefathers
bequeathed u.s."
| Mr.. Chamberain's speech excites all parties.
| The Unionists consider it declaration of war to
| the knife with the Separatists The Gladston.
ians charge Mr.. Chamberlain with slanderng
and vilifying his former colleagues by the in.
sinuation that they sympathized with the per
petrators Of outrages in Ireland. 1t is asserted
that during his tour through Scotland Mr.
! Chamberlain will be attended by private guard
The Coercion Debate in the Commons.
LONDON, April 14-Mr. Balfour, Chief Secre
tary for Ireland, intimated IN the House of Com
| mons, this afternoon, that salary would bt
attached to the Office of Under Secretary 70,
Ireland, made for Colonel King -Harman. The
government was aware. Mr.. Bafour said. wher
they appointed the incumbent. that the appoint
ment would be attacked. They had taken the
highest legal advice, and had been informed
that their action was legal. In addition to this
Mr. Balfour said the Office will not involve
in its acceptance by a member of the House o
Commons the necessity of his resigning his sea
and recortesting it for reelection, because tn,
Office was not place of profit or emolumen
under the crown.
Mr.. Gladstone said the precedents required
Colonel King CHAIRMAN to vacnte his seat and
seek reelection. Mr. Gladstone said that wheI
he represented Oxford University he accepted
for short period place in the government
without salary, and. under legal advice, vacated
his seat and stood for reelection.
John Redmond made personal explanation
with reference to his speech at the Chicago con
venton. He said that MIR. Chamberlain, in hi
speech ct Ayr. had represented him sayini
that the Irish party were not working for III,
removal of grievances, whereas what he did ga,
that they were not working solely for tn,
purpose of removing the material grievances o.
tenants but to obtain political reforms also
and further, when he said that the eovernmen
of Ireland by England was impossible, his al
lusion was to the centralized bureaucratic gov
ernment OF Dublin Castle. He believed it posi-
bic that settlement could be effected honorabl,
alike TO England and to ireland, such as was
offered by Mr.. Gladstones BILL Cries o
"Hear"l
Sir Lyon Plavfair resumed the debate on tn
coercion bill. While admitting the difficulty. i
certain cases, of procuring convictions in Ire
land. he said that these facts were not SO seriou
the government alleged. In England tho pei
centage of convictions II; in Ireland. z
The paucity of deteetions in Ireland was due {
two distinct causes: First, the Irish police wer
an armed military body; they did not mix wit
the people, and were unfit fo- detective worl
Second, Parliament had, by laws heretofor
passed, so aienated the people that they RI
garded the law their natural enemy. TIL
bill would increase that enmty. So arbitrAr
were the bills provisions that 1t would be in